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zargon.ca

Corporate Presentation

August 13, 2015

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Forward Looking-Advisory

Forward-Looking Statements - This presentation offers our assessment of Zargon's future plans and operations as at August 13, 2015, and contains forward- looking statements. Such statements are generally identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "may", "will", "project", "should", "plan", "intend", "believe" and similar expressions (including the negatives thereof). In particular, this presentation contains forward-looking information as to Zargon’s corporate strategy and business plans, Zargon’s oil exploration project inventory and development plans, Zargon’s dividend policy and the amount of future dividends, future commodity prices, Zargon’s expectation for uses of funds from financing, Zargon’s capital expenditure program and the allocation and the sources of funding thereof, Zargon’s cash flow and dividend model and the assumptions contained therein and the results there from, anticipated payout rates, 2015 and beyond production and other guidance and the assumptions contained therein, estimated tax pools, Zargon’s reserve estimates, Zargon’s hedging policies, Zargon’s drilling, development and exploitation plans and projects and the results there from and Zargon’s ASP project plans 2015 and beyond, strategic alternatives review process, the source of funding for our 2015 and beyond capital program including ASP, capital expenditures, costs and the results

  • therefrom. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, including such as

those relating to results of operations and financial condition, general economic conditions, industry conditions, changes in regulatory and taxation regimes, volatility of commodity prices, escalation of operating and capital costs, currency fluctuations, the availability of services, imprecision of reserve estimates, geological, technical, drilling and processing problems, environmental risks, weather, the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, stock market volatility, the ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources and competition from other industry participants for, among other things, capital, services, acquisitions of reserves, undeveloped lands and skilled personnel. Risks are described in more detail in our Annual Information Form, which is available

  • n our website. Forward-looking statements are provided to allow investors to have a greater understanding of our business.

You are cautioned that the assumptions, including, among other things, future oil and natural gas prices; future capital expenditure levels; future production levels; future exchange rates; the cost of developing and expanding our assets; our ability to obtain equipment in a timely manner to carry out development activities; our ability to market our oil and natural gas successfully to current and new customers; the impact of increasing competition; our ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms; and our ability to add production and reserves through our development and acquisition activities used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking

  • statements. Our actual results, performance, or achievement could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. We

can give no assurance that any of the events anticipated will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what benefits we will derive from them. The forward-looking information contained in this presentation is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Our policy for updating forward-looking statements is that Zargon disclaims, except as required by law, any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Barrels of Oil Equivalent - Natural gas is converted to a barrel of oil equivalent (“Boe”) using six thousand cubic feet of gas to one barrel of oil. In certain circumstances, natural gas liquid volumes have been converted to a thousand cubic feet equivalent (“Mcfe”) on the basis of one barrel of natural gas liquids to six thousand cubic feet of gas. Boes and Mcfes may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A conversion ratio of one barrel to six thousand cubic feet of natural gas is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Given that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different from the energy equivalency of 6:1, utilizing a conversion ratio on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value. The estimates of reserves and future net revenue for individual properties may not reflect the same confidence level as estimates of reserves and future net revenue for all properties, due to the effects of aggregation. Estimated reserve values disclosed in this presentation do not represent fair market value. Discovered Petroleum Initially-In-Place (“DPIIP”) is that quantity of petroleum that is estimated, as of a given date, to be contained in known accumulations prior to production. The recoverable portion of discovered petroleum initially in place includes production, reserves, and contingent resources; the remainder is unrecoverable. The aggregate of the exploration and development costs incurred in the most recent financial year and the change during that year in estimated future development costs generally will not reflect total finding and development costs related to reserves additions for that year.

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Investment Highlights

  • The current reserve report has 17 proved plus an additional 13 probable

undeveloped locations.

  • Low-decline conventional waterflood properties augmented by more than

35 prospective development locations not included in the reserve report.

  • High operatorship (~89%) characteristics.
  • High light/medium oil and liquids weighting (~81%).
  • Low production decline (~14% for oil and liquids).

Zargon Asset Character ASP Assets (Little Bow) Zargon Non-ASP assets

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  • Tertiary Alkaline Surfactant Polymer Flood (“ASP”): Little Bow ASP tertiary

recovery project provides years of oil production growth.

  • Ultimately (after the ASP flood becomes self-funding), these assets are well

suited for a “sustainable income model”.

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Core Areas

Williston Basin Alberta Plains South

(incl. ASP project)

Alberta Plains North

  • Q2 2015 production of 1,741 bbl/d and 0.47 mmcf/d.
  • Proved and probable reserves of 7,930 mbbl and 1.23 bcf at Dec 31, 2014.
  • Proved and probable producing reserves of 7,022 mbbl and 1.20 bcf at Dec 31, 2014.
  • Exploitation upside includes 15 recognized and 25+ additional waterflood and water

drive oil exploitation wells.

  • Q2 2015 production of 805 bbl/d and 2.45 mmcf/d.
  • Proved and probable reserves of 2,837 mbbl and 8.68 bcf at Dec 31, 2014.
  • Proved and probable producing reserves of 2,284 mbbl and 6.67 bcf at Dec 31, 2014.
  • Exploitation upside includes 12 recognized and 5+ additional waterflood and water

drive oil exploitation wells.

  • Q2 2015 production of 1,174 bbl/d and 2.40 mmcf/d.
  • Proved and probable reserves of 8,906 mbbl and 5.78 bcf at Dec 31, 2014.
  • Proved and probable producing reserves of 4,072 mbbl and 3.64 bcf at Dec 31, 2014.
  • Includes Little Bow ASP project that brings very large long term oil upside.
  • Exploitation upside includes 3 recognized and 5+ additional waterflood and water drive
  • il exploitation wells.

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Zargon Overview (August 11, 2015)

Capitalization – Toronto Stock Exchange: Symbols: ZAR; ZAR.DB – Common Shares Outstanding: 30.28 million (basic) – Market Capitalization: $67 million ($2.22 per share) (1) – Net Debt at June 30, 2015: $112 million, comprised of

  • Convertible Debentures (6%)

$57.5 million (face value – June 2017 maturity)

  • Bank Debt and Net Working Capital Deficit

$54 million

  • Authorized Bank Debt

$110 million (less than 50 percent drawn)

– Insider Ownership: 3.35 million shares (11 percent) Dividend & Yield – Monthly Dividend: $0.01 per share – Yield at current share price: 5.4% (1) Q2 2015 Production – Equivalent: 4,607 boe/d – Oil: 3,720 bbl/d (81% of production) – Gas: 5.32 mmcf/d Q2 2015 Financial Results – Funds Flow from Operations $0.33 per basic share ($10.0 million) – Dividends Paid $0.09 per basic share ($2.7 million)

(1) Based on a monthly dividend rate of $0.01/share and using the August 11, 2015 closing share price of $2.22.

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Key Developments

  • August 13, 2015 Q2 Release and Announcement of Strategic Alternatives Review:
  • Board forms a Special Committee to identify and consider strategic and

financial alternatives available to the Company with the ultimate goal of maximizing shareholder value.

  • Reported Q2 results of $0.33 per share funds flow and 4,607 barrels of oil

equivalent per day. 2014 Year End Reserves

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Strategic Alternatives Review Announced

  • February 19, 2015 Annual Reserves Review Press Release:
  • Proved and Probable Oil Reserves – 19.67 million barrels (13.0 year RLI),
  • Proved Developed Producing Oil Reserves – 10.05 million barrels (6.6 year RLI),
  • Proved and Probable NAV of $10.11 per share; Proved Developed Producing

NAV of $3.84 per share (no ASP).

  • June 22, 2015 Banking Update:
  • Reflecting lower commodity prices, Zargon’s authorized bank line is reduced

from $130 million to $110 million, of which more than $56 million remains undrawn.

  • Monthly dividend is reduced from $0.03 per share to $0.01 per share.

Revised Bank Line and Dividend

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Waterflood/drive Well Inventory

Property Project Net Wells Comments Bellshill Lake Increase fluid withdrawal 5+ Facility optimization; infills and step-outs Killam Glauconite Other Plains North Develop Glauconite pool Killam, Morinville, Carrot Creek 8+ 4+ Infill and step-out locations Infill and step-out locations Taber South and Taber SE Develop Sunburst pools 8+ Expand and enhance waterfloods Williston Basin Elswick, Midale, Weyburn, Ralph, Steelman, Mackobee 40+ Horizontal drainage wells in relatively tight reservoirs; additional pressure support required in some cases

Drilling Inventory of 65+ net wells. Drilling activities have been curtailed as the Company has been allocating available capital to the Little Bow ASP project.

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Long-Life, Low-Decline Oil Volumes

Using historical Zargon operated production plots, we calculate base oil production declines of 14%. Independent research by Peters (17%) and the proved and probable developed producing McDaniel analyses (1st year decline of 14.5%) support our view of industry-low base declines.

Comparative Declines Source: Peters & Co. Limited, Intermediates & Juniors (August 4, 2015) Oil sands and SAGD producers are not included.

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Zargon Corporate Decline Analysis ‐ Total Oil Production Rate

1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 Jan‐05 Jan‐06 Jan‐07 Jan‐08 Jan‐09 Jan‐10 Jan‐11 Jan‐12 Jan‐13 Jan‐14

Gross W.I. Oil Production Rate ( bbl/day )

2014 Additions 2013 Additions 2012 Additions 2011 Additions 2010 Additions 2009 Additions Base Production

Data to Dec 31, 2014 Dec 2014 Contribution Decline Rate Base 64% 7.6% 2011 11% 8.7% 2012 7% 17.0% 2013 5% 21.4% 2014 12% 35.0%

Weighted average oil decline rate of 12.5%

10 20 30 40 50

Average Annual Decline Rate (%) Average 29%

Zargon

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Capital Budgets and 2015/16 Cash Flows

Based on the economic parameters outlined in the next slide, Zargon’s cash flow is anticipated to be greater than the forecasted capital and dividend ($0.01 per month) outlays for calendar 2016. Should improved oil prices or production volumes provide additional cash flows, Zargon will allocate additional capital to conventional drilling opportunities and/or the Little Bow ASP phase 2 project. Should reduced oil prices or production volumes result in substantially reduced cash flows, Zargon may suspend the remaining dividend and/or defer the Little Bow phase 1 ASP project by injecting only polymer until prices improve. This deferral action would reduce the ASP 2016 chemical costs by $10 million to $4 million and eliminate the ASP exploitation capital, taking the total 2016 capital budget down to $10 million. Note: a $10 US/bbl WTI improvement in 2016 oil prices increases cash flows by $15 million (excluding hedges).

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Capital Program 2015 Preliminary 2016 ASP Phase 1 Exploitation Capital (H1) $ 2 million $ 1 million ASP Phase 1 Exploitation Capital (H2) $ 4 million $ 1 million ASP Phase 1 Chemical Costs $13 million $14 million Total ASP Capital $ 19 million $ 16 million Conventional (non ASP) Capital $ 6 million $ 6 million Total Capital Program $ 25 million $ 22 million

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Production, Price and Cost Forecasts

  • Operating

Oil - $23.00 per bbl (includes base ASP facility costs), Gas - $2.40/mcf; Incremental ASP Oil - $4.00/bbl

  • G&A

$4.50 per boe (excluding one-time charges); declining per unit costs due to corporate downsizing and growing ASP volumes

  • Royalties

Conventional Oil 14%; ASP Oil 5%; Natural Gas 8%

  • Conv. Oil

Decline at 14% per year from Q2 2015 rate of 3,640 bbl/d

  • ASP Oil

Use McDaniel 2P Forecast (refer to Slide 40 for more detail)

  • Gas

Decline at 10% per year from estimated Q3 2015 rate of 5.0 mmcf/d

  • FX

$0.78 US/$Cdn.

  • WTI Oil Prices

H2 2015 $50 US/bbl; $56 US/bbl in 2016 WTI to Zargon Base Differential; $17 Cdn./bbl WTI to ASP Differential; $22 Cdn./bbl

  • Gas Prices

$2.85 and $3.10/mmbtu AECO (2015 and 2016) less $0.25/mcf diff.

  • Hedges

Refer to next slide Production Guidance 2015 Cost Targets (Year Avg.) Other 2015 Parameters

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Commodity Hedges

  • Zargon uses hedges to help fund dividends and capital programs during periods
  • f lower commodity prices.

Hedging Strategy Forward Oil Sales

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  • July 2015:

1,000 bbl/d at $80.02 Cdn./bbl (WTI)

  • Aug – Dec 2015: 1,500 bbl/d at $79.78 Cdn./bbl (WTI)
  • H1 2016:

500 bbl/d at $79.30 Cdn.bbl (WTI)

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McDaniel 2014 Yr. End Net Asset Value

Proved and probable conventional property value of $306 million less estimated December 31/14 net debt of $114 million leaves $192 million or $6.38 per Zargon share (30.09 million shares

  • utstanding).

Little Bow ASP adds an additional $101 million, or $3.36 per share of proved and probable reserve value.

Waterflood & Waterdrive Properties

2015/Q2 Production McDaniel Reserves

McDaniel Oil (bbl/d) Gas (mmcf/d) Oil (mmbbl) Gas (bcf) PV10 Asset Value ($million)

Williston Basin 1,741 0.47 7.93 1.23 $ 150 Alberta Plains North 805 2.45 2.84 8.68 $ 63 Alberta Plains South 1,094 2.40 4.42 4.08 $ 93 Subtotal 3,640 5.32 15.19 13.99 $ 306

2015/Q2 Production McDaniel Reserves McDaniel Little Bow ASP Assets Oil (bbl/d) Gas (mmcf/d) Oil (mmbbl) Gas (bcf) PV 10 Asset Value ($million)

ASP Increment 80

  • 4.48

1.70 $ 101 Grand Total 3,720 5.32 19.67 15.69 $ 407 12

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Estimated Tax Pools

Category

  • Dec. 31, 2014

Canadian Exploration Expense $ 58 million Non Capital Losses $102 million Canadian Development Expense $ 34 million Canadian Oil & Gas Property Expense $ nil million Canadian Undepreciated Capital Cost $ 83 million Other $ 5 million Total Tax Pools $282 million

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At December 31, 2014, Zargon has more than $280 million of very high quality Canadian tax pools that will shield increasing ASP revenues for many years.

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Directors and Officers

  • Craig H. Hansen
  • K. James Harrison
  • Kyle D. Kitagawa
  • Geoffrey C. Merritt

Board of Directors Officers

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  • Craig H. Hansen

President and Chief Executive Officer

  • Leslie E. Burden

Vice President, Land

  • Randolph J. Doetzel

Vice President, Operations

  • Christopher M. Hustad

Vice President, Alberta Plains South

  • Pete H.S. Janjua

Vice President, Williston Basin

  • Brian G. Kergan

Vice President, Corporate Development

  • Robert T. Moriyama

Vice President, Enhanced Recovery

  • Jeffrey N. Post

Chief Financial Officer

  • Jim Peplinski
  • Ronald C. Wigham
  • Grant A. Zawalsky
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Key Takeaways

  • Zargon’s unique low-decline asset provides stability in this challenging low price

period.

  • Bank debt (& net working capital deficiency) of $54 million at June 30, 2015 represents
  • nly 49% of authorized bank line. The additional $57.5 million convertible debenture

does not mature until June 2017.

  • Zargon’s Board and management believe that Zargon’s share price has not been

reflective of the fundamental value inherent in the Company and that action must be taken to unlock this unrealized value. Balance Sheet Protected Strategic Process Initiated Deep Discount to NAV

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  • Investors buy Zargon at a large discount to the proved and probable net asset value

(and to the proved developed producing net asset value) for Zargon’s waterflood and waterdrive oil assets.

  • Little or no value is attributed to the Little Bow ASP project.
  • Zargon’s long-dated oil reserves provide investor’s exceptional torque (both
  • perational and financial leverage) to future increases in oil prices.
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zargon.ca

Williston Basin

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Williston Basin Activity Summary

Ongoing Activities

  • Exploit long life low decline pools with horizontal wells and waterflood enhancements.

Estevan

North Dakota Saskatchewan Manitoba

Haas Truro Mackobee Coulee Frys Steelman Ralph Elswick Weyburn Workman 17

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Williston Basin Property Summary

  • Williston Basin assets are comprised of

conventional oil projects located in Saskatchewan and North Dakota

  • The properties are characterized as waterflood

and waterdrive systems with significant oil-in- place, low recovery factors, potential upside exploitation, exploration and development drilling opportunities

  • Average annual oil decline rate of 14%

18 Development Scope Development wells 40+ Average development cost/well ~ $1.2 MM

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Long-Life Oil Asset - Sustainability

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Williston Basin Decline Analysis - Total Oil Production Rate

200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 2,200 2,400 2,600 Jan-07 Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14 Jan-15 Gross W.I. Oil Production Rate ( bbl/day ) 2014 Additions 2013 Additions 2012 Additions 2011 Additions 2010 Additions 2009 Additions Base Production

Data to M ay 31 , 201 5

200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 2,200 2,400 2,600 Jan-07 Jan-08 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11 Dec-12 Dec-13 Dec-14 Gross W.I. Oil Production Rate ( bbl/day ) WB Production Base Production Base Decline Combined Decline

Data to M ay 31 , 201 5

Established Primary Producing wells Decline is ~12%; Core Asset Base Decline ~14%

  • Williston Basin portfolio are long-life assets in

mature basins that exhibit low decline rates and long reserve lives

  • Since 2010, these properties have provided

$199 million of property cash flow and $83 million of free cash flow after capital, in addition to providing a net $89 million of proceeds from property dispositions

  • In summary, assets are well positioned; Strong

netbacks/cashflow, shallow decline rate and long-life core producing properties

Netback Elements Oil Rate OPEX Netback Netback CAPEX Net A&D Net Proceeds (bbl/d) ($/boe) ($/boe) ($M) ($M) ($M) ($M) 2010 2,840 13.82 43.12 46,365 29,707 16,561 33,219 2011 2,436 15.34 52.93 48,655 27,807 22,536 43,384 2012 2,163 16.00 44.90 36,730 19,637 36,203 53,296 2013 1,912 17.18 49.95 35,973 17,448 11,551 30,076 2014 1,731 20.71 46.91 30,858 21,153 1,700 11,405 Total 198,581 115,752 88,551 171,380

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Ralph Midale - Twp 7, Rge 13 W2

  • Established waterflood
  • Strong stratigraphic trap
  • Attic Oil
  • OIP ~25MMbbl
  • Current RF ~8%
  • Long life sustainable asset
  • Conventional horizontal infill

drilling opportunities

  • Waterflood optimization potential

Water Injection Wells Direct Line Drive

PPUD

Ralph Waterflood Production Performance – Midale Beds

Primary Development Secondary Development

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Midale Huntoon - Twp 6, Rge 10 W2

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  • Large OOIP > 15-20+ MMbbl
  • Current RF 4-8%
  • Gross Land ~2.4 Section
  • Bypass Pay opportunities
  • Waterflood potential
  • Significant cumulative oil produced from
  • ffset secondary recovery analogues
  • Enhance recovery - Potential to multi-stage

fracture stimulate the Midale/Vuggy interval with horizontal wells

  • 15 potential horizontal drill locations

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T4 T5 T4 T5 R3W2 R4 R5 R3W2 R4 R5

Steelman Operated Properties -Production

100% 640 acres undeveloped Midale potential Net Operated Frobisher and Midale Production ~450b/d Oil Net Non-Op Production ~140 b/d Oil

  • Midale and Frobisher Production – Conventional
  • Large OOIP and low recovery factors
  • Frobisher – High Permeability, large oil compartments,

multi zone targets (Exploitation and Exploration)

  • Midale – Long life, sustainable production/cashflow

and low declines

  • Stratigraphic traps (Attic Oil) and strong structural

traps (Oil saturated, underlying natural water drive mechanism)

  • 3D Seismic Coverage
  • Strong Netbacks and solid free cashflow generation
  • Infrastructure control and disposal capabilities
  • Successful Waterflood in place - Steelman Voluntary Unit #8
  • Section 4 Twp 5 Rge 4 W2M potential waterflood candidate
  • Potential Waterflood Frobisher - State A producers
  • Strong Non-Op Assets ~WI 45%
  • Optimization opportunities
  • Extension of Midale trend - potential development
  • pportunities
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Steelman – Midale Waterflood Twp 5, Rge 4 W2

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Section 4 Midale Oil Play

  • Attic Oil – Stratigraphic trap
  • Cum Oil produced 630 Mbbl
  • 7-4-5-4 W2M Water Injection pending

conversion

  • Implementation of secondary recovery;

waterflood to increase oil recoveries

  • Initiate Waterflood Q3/2015
  • Successful Offset Analogue
  • Sec. 2 Twp 5 Rge 4 W2M
  • Enbridge Autoship Unit Onsite
  • Gas Conservation

Section 2 Midale Oil Play

  • Established Waterflood
  • Attic Oil – Stratigraphic trap
  • OOIP ~9 MMbbl
  • Current RF ~15%
  • Enbridge Autoship Unit Onsite
  • Gas Conservation

Primary Development Secondary Development Steelman Midale Voluntary Unit No. 8

Sect.2 Twp 5 Rge 4 W2M

Steelman Midale

Sect.4 Twp 5 Rge 4 W2M WINJ

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North Dakota

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  • Large OOIP
  • Upside, bypass pay potential
  • Stable production; 15.1 MMbbls oil produced to date
  • Undeveloped land, Exploration opportunities
  • Infrastructure and disposal in place
  • WI 97.6% to 100% ownership
  • Exploration and Exploitation plays
  • Production optimization opportunities
  • Established Waterflood and Unitized production
  • Extensive 3D Seismic Coverage
  • Long life conventional oil properties
  • Conventional and Unconventional drilling plays
  • 4 PPUD + undrained seismically defined horizontal targets

Haas Truro Mackobee Coulee

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Alberta Plains North

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Alberta Plains North Overview

  • Plains North assets are mainly

comprised of oil projects in Alberta, from east central W4 to the Carrot Creek area

  • The properties are characterized as

waterdrive or waterflood pressure supported systems with development drilling potential

  • Average annual oil decline rate of 14%

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Property Development Wells All In Cost/Well ($ thousands)

Bellshill Lake 5 $ 850 Killam Oil 1 $ 600 Killam Glauconite 8 $ 1,200 Morinville Leduc 2 $ 1,000 Carrot Creek Cardium 1 $ 1,300

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Bellshill Lake

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100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Oil Rate (bbl/day)

  • Medium gravity oil in high permeability Dina sands
  • Continued development has produced a platform
  • f stable oil production
  • Infill and pool extension opportunities remain
  • Recent increases in fluid handling capability provide

a platform for continued growth

  • More than 5 infill locations are defined by available

2D & 3D seismic coverage

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Killam Glauconite Property

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10 100 1,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Oil Rate (bbl/day)

Data to May 31, 2015

  • Significant oil-in-place medium gravity Glauconite oil

property

  • Extensive infill development potential of more than 8

wells defined by extensive 2D & 3D seismic coverage

  • Solution gas conservation in place
  • Water injectivity has been confirmed and developing a

full scale waterflood pressure support scheme is possible

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Morinville Leduc Property

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  • Zargon operated Leduc light oil project
  • Existing battery with water disposal facilities in place
  • Development potential for 2 infill oil wells defined on

3D seismic

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Carrot Creek Cardium

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  • Unitized Cardium light oil waterflood projects

(1 operated and 2 non-operated)

  • Existing battery with water disposal facilities in place
  • Single well infill development project with

continuing optimization and reactivation

  • Extensive 2D & 3D seismic coverage

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 W.I. Oil Rate (bbl/day)

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Alberta Plains South

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Alberta Plains South Overview

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Taber - Conventional oil development with

horizontal wells and waterflood

  • Taber S – main Sunburst oil pools

– Horizontal wells – Future drilling locations & waterflood enhancement

  • Taber SE – offsetting Sunburst oil development
  • Glauconite Oil – Infill/Step-out drilling locations

Little Bow - ASP project and mature waterfloods

  • Little Bow ASP Project – Current and Future Phases
  • Little Bow/Retlaw Waterfloods -

Optimization/Reactivations/Infill Drilling

Weighted average oil decline rate of 14%

Property Development Wells All In Cost/Well ($ thousands)

Taber S (Hz) 5-7 $ 1,000 Taber SE (Hz) 3-6 $ 1,000 Little Bow (DD) 1-4 $ 750

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Taber South – Sunburst Oil Horizontal Development

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31 Horizontal wells drilled since 2007 - current production 600 bbls/d Waterflood expanding to north - currently 5 horizontal injectors 5 additional locations identified - development supported by 3D seismic (depth converted Sunburst amplitude below) Glauconite oil - development potential north of Sunburst pools

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Taber South – Sunburst Hz Oil Production Growth

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Data to April 2015

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Taber South – Sunburst Hz Oil OOIP and Recoveries

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OOIP South Pool – 15.5 million bbls

Recovery to date – 9.7% Forecast ultimate recovery* – PDP-15.8%, PDP+P-18.3%

OOIP North Pool – 6.7 million bbls

Recovery to date – 15.3% Forecast ultimate recovery* – PDP-19.8%, PDP+P-21.6%

North pool recovery to date is higher due to lower density oil (and vertical well recoveries) South pool is seeing stabilizing rates due to waterflood (vertical well historical production was negligible due to higher density oil)

North Pool

API – 20 deg

South Pool

API – 16 deg

* McDaniel 2014 Year-End Reserves Report

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Taber – Sunburst Oil – Project Areas

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Taber SE – Sunburst Oil Taber S – Sunburst Horizontal Development

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ASP Performance

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Little Bow ASP

EOR in a mature Southern Alberta Waterflood

Summary - Timeline

  • March 2014: ASP facility, oil battery and field construction

complete and online ($50 million: construction & startup).

  • July 2014: Revised royalty program for Conventional

Enhanced Oil Recovery (“EOR”) improves project economics. Phase 1 oil royalty of 5% for ten years confirmed by Alberta Energy in April 2015.

  • August 2015: ASP Injection: 5.1 million barrels
  • 23% of Phase 1 injection (ASP and polymer only)
  • Q3 2015: Although delayed, reservoir response provides

conclusive evidence of oil bank formation. Zargon initiates $4 million (H2 2015 total) oil exploitation program to accelerate oil recovery.

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Capital

  • Total to YE 2014: $ 62 million
  • 2015 Optimization: $6 million (total)
  • 2015 ASP Chemical: $13 million
  • 2016 ASP Chemical: $14 million

Phases 1 & 2 Reserves:

  • Zargon original forecast:

5.2 million barrels (12% doiip)

  • McDaniel evaluation:

4.5 million barrels (proved and probable) 1.5 million barrels (proved)

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Phase 1 Response vs. Forecast

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Jan 2015 July 2015 Jan 2016 July 2016 Jan 2017

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800

Oct-2014

bbl/d

Little Bow ASP Oil Production

Base Waterflood (McDaniel 2014 mid year & YE P+PDP) Daily Production

(to August 8, 2015)

McDaniel TP+P 2015 /16 increment = 132 / 797 bbl/d Ultimate: 2.45 million barrels Sustained at this level for 2.5 years

June - August production impacted by injection line

  • utages to be repaired by the end of September
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2015-16 ASP Forecast Production

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Period McDaniel YE 2014 Phase 1 Proved & Prob. (bbl/d) Actual Production (bbl/d) Q1 2015 4 50 Q2 2015 66 80 Q3 2015 164

  • Q4 2015

294

  • 2015 Avg.

132

  • 2016 Avg.

797

  • ASP project oil cuts have shown encouraging increases from 1.3 percent to 3.4 percent. The oil

production response while evident, is delayed relative to original forecasts. Prior to recent interruptions for injection pipeline repairs (related to material & installation defects on certain line segments), oil production trends have met the McDaniel “independent evaluator” forecast which assigns a total of 4.5 mmbbl of proved and probable reserves to Phases 1 and 2 of the Little Bow ASP project. In July, Zargon has commenced a $4 million remedial and optimization program (2015 H2) to accelerate oil production.

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Little Bow ASP: Phase 1 Production

  • Despite encouraging oil cut improvements, oil

production growth “stalled” in Q2

  • Oil cut improvements were offset by losses in well

productivity

  • Fluid production impacted by:

– ASP response: higher viscosity fluids – Injection pattern re-configuration – Injection line outages: June-Sept. 2015

  • 2015 H2 program optimization and remedial

progam will: – Optimize injection rate and locations (improved balance throughout pool) – Drill infill producers to increase production capability & reduce well spacing – Optimize ASP injectant formulation

  • Increase Surfactant concentration

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Oil Cut (%) OIl (bpd)

Little Bow ASP: Phase 1 Production

Oil Rate Oil Avg. Oil Cut Oil Cut Avg. 2014 2015 Production Data to: August 08, 2015 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Fluid Production (BPD)

Fluid Production 2014 2015

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Phase 1 Northern Region

Northern Region

  • Chemical injection: 24% complete
  • Prior injection conformance challenges resolved
  • Summer/fall work program: producer workovers
  • Current production impacted by June/July injection

line breaks (to be restored by the end of September)

  • Encouraging increases in oil cuts from 1% to 4.5%

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • 250
  • 200
  • 150
  • 100
  • 50

50 100 150 200 250

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Oil Cut (%) Oil (bbl/d) Production Data to: August 08, 2015

2014 2015

Northern Region Production

1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Total Fluid (BPD)

2014 2015

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1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Total Fluid (BPD)

Phase 1 Central Region

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • 250
  • 200
  • 150
  • 100
  • 50

50 100 150 200 250

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Oil Cut (%) Oil (bbl/d) Production Data to: August 08, 2015

2014 2015

Central Region Production

Central Region

  • Chemical injection 18% complete
  • Currently under-injected – Summer fall work program:
  • Drill one ASP injector and two producers
  • Convert one producer to ASP injector
  • Encouraging increases in oil cuts from 1% to 3%
  • Current production impacted by June/July injection

line breaks (to be fully restored by end of September)

2014 2015

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Phase 1 Southern Region

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • 250
  • 200
  • 150
  • 100
  • 50

50 100 150 200 250

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Oil Cut (%) Oil (bbl/d) Production Data to: August 08, 2015

2014 2015

Southern Region Production

Southern Region (gas cap area)

  • Chemical injection: 27% complete
  • First area to show response. Oil cut now static
  • Fluid production reduced: Injection to be re-

configured to improve oil cut and production

  • Summer/fall work plan:
  • Add one ASP injector (convert water injector)
  • Injector/producer workovers

1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Total Fluid (BPD)

2014 2015

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Phase 1: 2015 H2 Optimization

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Item

Production

  • Drill 2 new oil producers
  • Improved downhole equipment (pumps & tubulars) to

improve operating efficiencies

  • Scale inhibition: chemical and electromagnetic

technology

  • Recompletions

Injection

  • Drill 1 ASP Injection Well
  • Convert 1 Oil Producer to ASP Injector
  • Convert 1 Waterflood Injector to ASP Injector
  • Injector Stimulations and Recompletions

ASP Fluid Design

  • Increase Surfactant Concentration
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ASP Background

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Canadian ASP Projects

  • 10 Canadian ASP Projects in
  • peration.
  • 2 additional projects have

regulatory approval.

  • Major operators: Husky, CNRL,

Cenovus, Crescent Point.

  • Significant implementation in

Saskatchewan: historically (no longer) favorable EOR royalty treatment.

  • Technology utilized since

1980’s.

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ASP Enhanced Oil Recovery Process

Dilute concentrations of chemicals (Alkali, Surfactant and Polymer) in water are injected into an existing oil pool to “scrub” out oil that waterflooding alone will not recover.

Rock Rock

a) Water Injection: More than half of oil is “trapped” b) Alkali / Surfactant Mobilizes trapped oil

Water Injection Trapped Oil Droplet Water Rock Rock Mobilized Oil Droplet Alkali & Surfactant Solution Injector Producer Water Water Injector Producer Polymer Solution Increased Contact Volume Polymer Solution Increased Contact Volume

a) Water Injection b) Polymer Injection

  • Surfactants:

Detergent; mobilizes trapped oil

  • Alkali:

Increases surfactant effectiveness

  • Polymer (Thickener):

Thickened water helps sweep oil from the reservoir

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ASP Injection Sequence

1) ASP Injection

A blend of Alkali, Surfactant & Polymer mobilizes trapped oil

2) Polymer “Push”

Polymer displaces mobilized

  • il to producing wells

3) Terminal Waterflood

Return to waterflood to complete oil displacement

OIL BANK ASP POLYMER WATER

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Little Bow Phase 1 & 2 Injection Schedule Phase 1

ASP Polymer Waterflood

Phase 2

ASP Polymer

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

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Little Bow ASP Project Analog

Taber Mannville “B” ASP Analog

  • Most mature Canadian ASP project; Husky Operated
  • Same geological setting, oil quality, reservoir size and pre-

ASP depletion state as Zargon’s Little Bow pool; ASP injection since 2006

  • Incremental recovery greater than 12% is projected

Little Bow Mannville “I” and “P” Pools (Zargon) Taber Mannville “B” Pool (Husky)

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Taber Production History

May‐14 May‐13 May‐12 May‐11 May‐10 May‐09 May‐08 May‐07 May‐06

8% R F 10% R F 12% R F 14% R F 16% R F 8% R F 10% R F 12% R F 14% R F 16% R F

10 100 1,000 10,000 15,000 16,000 17,000 18,000 19,000 20,000 21,000 22,000 23,000 24,000 25,000

Cumulative Oil Production (mbbl) Oil Production (bbl/d)

1 10 100 1,000

Oil Cut (%)

Data to December 2014

Oil Cut (%) First ASP Injection May, 2006

AER DPIIP = 43.1 mmbbl ASP Recovery Pool Rec* Percent mmbbl Mmbbl 8% 3.4 20.5 10% 4.3 21.3 12% 5.2 22.2 14% 6.0 23.0 16% 6.9 23.9 * Recovery where ASP flood returns to pre‐ASP levels

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Phases 1-4 Original Development Plan

Zargon W.I. (%) W.I. DOIIP* (mmbbl) Phases 1 & 2 LB “I” Pool 100 31 LB “P” Pool 100 8 Phases 3 & 4 U&W Unit 97 26 G Unit 95 10 MM Unit 100 5 Other C8C / X8X 100 9 Total 89

* AER DOIIP Data (Jan. 2014)

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15‐19W4 15‐18W4 14‐19W4 14‐18W4

Zargon Land Zargon Wells

Phases 1&2 Area

“C8C/X8X” Pool “MM” Unit “G”, “U&W” Units

Phases 3&4 Area

Little Bow Phase 1 - 4 Injection Schedule Phase 1

ASP Polymer Waterflood

Phase 2

ASP Polymer Waterflood

Phase 3

ASP Polymer Waterflood

Phase 4

ASP Polymer

2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 2021 2026 2027 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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ASP Phase 1 & 2 Performance History

  • ASP injection commenced April 2014 (just in

the Phase 1 area)

  • Facility, injection and well optimization will

improve oil production rate

  • Increasing oil cut confirms the positive impact
  • f ASP on reservoir recovery

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Little Bow ASP: Phases 1&2 Production

500 1000 1500 2000 2500

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

bbl/d

Phases 1 & 2 Model Economics at $75 WTI

WTI Price: $75 US/bbl Real US Exchange: 0.85 $/$ Field Oil Price: WTI / US Exchange less $22 Cdn/bbl Zargon Internal Production Forecasts Effective Date for “Go Forward” Economics: January 1, 2015

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(1) ASP Chemical injectant booked as capital (2) Phase 2 capital; incurred in 2016

Full Cycle Go Forward IRR (%) 14 61 PV10 (million) $ 30 $101 F&D ($/bbl) (1) 30 18 Netback ($/bbl) (1) 57 58 Recycle Ratio (1) 1.9 3.2 Oil Reserves (mbbl) 5,200 5,200 Development Capital (million) (2) $ 62 $ 12 Chemical ($million) $ 83 $ 71 Phases 1&2: 12% Recovery (5.2 mmbbl) Phase 1 Phase 2

Base Waterflood

Phases 1&2 Price Sensitivities

WTI: Full Cycle Go Fwd. Full Cycle Go Fwd. IRR (%) 19 86 24 117 PV10 (million) $67 $138 $104 $176 $85 US/bbl $95 US/bbl

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ASP Development Forecast - Phases 1-4

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

bbl/d Zargon W.I. Production

Phases 3 & 4 Model Economics at $75 WTI

WTI Price: $75 US/bbl Real; US Exchange: 0.85 $/$ Field Oil Price: WTI / US Exchange less $22 Cdn/bbl Zargon Internal Production Forecasts Effective Date for “Go Forward” Economics: January 1, 2015 Reflects Current Zargon Working Interests varying from 97 – 100 %

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(1) ASP Chemical injectant booked as capital (2) Phase 3 & 4 capital; incurred in 2019-2021 (3) Phase 3 & 4 chemical costs; incurred in 2018-2027

Phases 1&2 12% Recovery 100% W.I. Phases 3&4 11% Recovery 97% W.I.

Base Waterflood

Go Forward Economics

Phases 3 & 4 Phases 1 ‐ 4 IRR (%) 33 55 PV10 (million) $ 50 $150 F&D ($/bbl) (1) 22 20 Netback ($/bbl) (1) 62 60 Recycle Ratio (1) 2.8 3.0 Oil Reserves (mbbl) 4,650 9,850 Development Capital (million) (2) $ 20 $ 32 Chemical (million) (3) $ 86 $154 Phases 1-4 Price Sensitivities

WTI: Phases 3&4 Phases 1-4 Phases 3&4 Phases 1-4 IRR (%) 41 79 49 110 PV10 (million) $71 $210 $93 $269 $85 US/bbl $95 US/bbl

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Alberta Modified EOR Crown Royalty

Program Highlights and its Impact on Zargon

  • Announced July 2014 - Alberta conventional oil EOR royalties in line with Alberta
  • il sands and Saskatchewan conventional oil EOR programs.
  • 5 percent oil royalty rate for up to 10 years.
  • Little Bow Phase 1: Ten year approval was received from Alberta DOE in April 2015.
  • McDaniel update includes the new EOR royalty program provisions.

McDaniel (Phase 1 and 2) Oil & Liquids Reserves (mmbbl) Project NPV

  • Prev. EOR Roy.

As of Jan. 1, 2014 ($million) Project NPV Modified EOR Roy. As of July 1, 2014 ($million) Proved Undeveloped 1.53 25.1 39.6 Proved and Probable Undeveloped 4.48 66.3 98.6

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